Kit list for Ethiopia
The group will be provided with the following kit:
Hold-all bag – each member of the group is issued with a 60 ltr strong hold-all.
Camping equipment – tents, stoves, bowls, pans, cuttlery etc
It would be a good idea to take the following personal kit (don’t forget you don’t have to have brand new kit and the you should take as little as possible)
A good rule: Only take what you would be happy to leave behind
Another good rule: When you think you are prepared put all your clothes on your bed and put half of it back in the cupboard. (You always take too much)
| Lightweight trousers (2) | Jeans are to be avoided |
| Shorts (1) | |
| Walking shoes or boots | Wear them in well before you go. Don’t just take boots |
| Underwear (6?) | You can wash it |
| Shirts (2 long sleeved, 4 t-shirts) | Some long sleeved ones are good for protecting from the sun and insects |
| Sun hat | Especially good if it covers your ears and neck |
| Warm hat | It can be very cold in the mountains |
| Warm clothes eg fleece | It may well get down to freezing in the mountains |
| Socks | Good socks help prevent blisters |
| Old clothes for working in | Leave them in Ethiopia to create room for gifts |
| Swimming costume | |
| Waterproof top | It is the rainy season |
| Sleeping bag | 3 to 4 season- avoid big square ones |
| Sleeping mat | |
| Tent | School will provide |
| Flip flops | Very handy around camp or the hotel |
| Pillow case | Fill it with clothes for a pillow |
| Penknife | MUST be in your main luggage, not hand luggage |
| Matches/lighter | |
| Water purification pills | |
| Water bottle | |
| Day sack | Around 30 litres. Use for hand luggage on the plane |
| Sunglasses | |
| Sun cream | |
| Personal medicine/first aid | For headaches, cuts etc |
| Torch and batteries | |
| Pen | For postcards, diary etc |
| Camera, batteries, film etc | |
| Clothes washing stuff | |
| Wash/hygiene kit | |
| Umbrella | |
| Sarong/ Towel | Sarong can also be used as skirts, shawls etc |
| Address book | |
| Passport | |
| Money | Emergency Dollars? |
| Money belt |
It is NOT a good idea to take:
| Expensive kit | |
| Jewellery | It might get stolen or lost |
| Mobile phone | They don’t work in most of the areas we are going to |
| Revealing clothes | You will upset people if you show too much flesh |
| Lots of things | You have to carry it |